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May 19, 2017

The Best Kind of Magic Blog Tour: Author Guest Post + Giveaway

The Best Kind of MagicAuthor: Crystal CestariGenre: Young Adult, Paranormal, FantasyPublisher: Disney-HyperionRelease Date: May 16, 2017

Synopsis:

Amber Sand
is
not
a witch. The Sand family Wicca gene
somehow leapfrogged over her. But she did get one highly specific magical talent: she can see
true love.
As
a matchmaker, Amber's pretty far down the sorcery food chain (even birthday party
magicians rank higher), but after five seconds
of
eye contact, she can envision anyone's soul
mate.Amber works
at
her
mother's magic shop
--
Windy City Magic
--
in
downtown Chicago, and she's confident she's seen every
kind
of
happy ending there is:
except for one
--
her
own. (The Fates are tricky jerks that way.)
So
when Charlie Blitzman, the
mayor's son and most-desired boy
in
school, comes
to
her for help finding his father's missing
girlfriend, she's distressed
to
find herself falling for him. Because while she can
't
se
e
her
own
match, she can see his
--
and it's not Amber. How can she,
an
honest peddler
of
true love,
pursue a boy she knows full well isn't
her
match?The Best Kind
of
Magic
is
set
in
urban Chicago and
will
appeal
to
readers who long for magic
in
the real world. With a sharp-witted and sassy heroine,
a
quirky cast
of
mystical beings, and a heady dose
of
adventure, this novel
will
have you laughing
out
loud and questioning your belief
in
happy endings.

Story Behind the Cover

The Best Kind of Magic takes
place in Chicago, specifically at Navy Pier. If you’ve never visited the
area, it’s a massive space home to convention centers, restaurants,
theaters, shopping, a museum, and carnival rides, including its iconic
Ferris wheel. Passing by on Lakeshore Drive, Navy Pier is a showstopper,
designed to catch your attention.

Amber Sand, our
story’s narrator, works at her mother’s shop on the pier. The shop sells
real witchcraft supplies, but because most of the surrounding vendors
cater to a tourist crowd, its magic almost hides in plain sight. Even
here on the cover, the sign for Windy City Magic is almost tucked away,
like a secret waiting to be discovered.

While the book
does revolve around a cast of mystical characters, it’s also a love
story taking place in the real world. The hope for the cover was that it
could convey both a sense of magic and romance simultaneously. At
night, Navy Pier takes on a very bewitching quality. The city skyline
sparkles against Lake Michigan, and the neon carnival lights give the
place an inviting glow.

The hand lettering of the title
is my favorite aspect of the cover; I love how the word “Magic” swoops
across the scene, and has a beautiful shimmer to it, like the lingering
embers of a firework or a magic spell. It perfectly conveys the
whimsical, lighthearted story inside, and I feel so lucky to have such a
lovely, enchanting cover!

With rainbows
in
my
hair and stories in
my
head, I
am
a writer drawn
to
magic
in
the everyday
world.

My
debut novel, The Best Kind
of
Magic, arrives May 16, 2017 from Hyperion. Follow
Amber Sand, a magical matchmaker who can actually see
true love,
as
she takes off
on
a fun
and romantic adventure toward happily ever after.

*Please note: A person can only win ONE copy of the book throughout the tour. Feel free to enter multiple giveaways, but please only accept one prize if chosen more than once. All winner information is collected and anyone caught claiming more than one prize will be disqualified from all giveaways.*